MOLECULAR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

molecular

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Recent Examples of molecular Furthermore, intense solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation will break down the molecular bonds in organic polymers. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026 With multi-molecular hyaluronic acid, panthenol, and allantoin, this replenishes the skin’s hydration—protecting moisture levels for 48 hours. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 Upon closer examination, beats like the ones that Fleming’s team described turned out to reflect not quantum coherence, but a resonance between wiggling molecular bonds. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026 Still, drugmakers are increasingly homing in on narrower and potentially more accurate drug targets as science reveals more of cancer's remarkable molecular diversity. — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for molecular

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Shaheen and Wicker in their letter sent late Tuesday are urging the administration to take several specific steps to impose the sanctions regime.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
How Doctors Diagnose and Treat It Health care providers use the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to classify trypanophobia as a specific phobia of the blood-injection-injury type.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

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Service in Denver opened this summer, and Telemetry analyst Sam Abuelsamid expects the Detroit service will be available on a limited basis by the end of the year, with the Waymo app opening to the public at large early in 2027.

— Henry Payne, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Wagner, who only played 14 minutes in the first half, made the most of his limited action with the ball in his hands and dished out seven assists.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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